The first investigators on the scene in Madrid after the bombings are on record saying that it was NOT ETA. The Popular Party(first Aznar, then Rajoy) are still putting out this story, in spite of all the evidence.
LadyCop212, the Spanish people do not agree with you, as Zapatero was re-elected.
This interview is shameful pandering to an ignorant right-wing loony section of American opinion by a man who still will not accept that he lost the election, due to his Iraq policy, hated in Spain.
First, various European countries were dealing with terrorism for some forty years before the Americans discovered the issue. In the case of the IRA, shamefully, American citizens supplied money and weapons to keep the terrorists going. Spain, Turkey and Greece are still dealing with various terrorist groups.
Aznar's party lost the election, Zapatero's won. Mr Zapatero withdrew the Spanish troops from Iraq because that was the declared policy of his party, stated clearly before the election.
Europe wasn't prepared to fight Hitler? What about Britain, France, Poland and later the Soviets? They were all prepared to fight (and fought) the Nazis before the US was! The reason the European countries were reluctant to fight Hitler before 1939 was because of Europe's horrendous experience during WW1. They didn't want a repeat. It's easy to see things in hindsight but that was part of the view back then. It's like saying the Americans weren't brave enough to fight Japan before Pearl Harbor.
Of course britan and rus r to be most credited when it comes to fighting hitler. but lets not forget that the "policy of appeasement" was mainly a british one. Russia also helped hitler invade poland. If u ask me, no participant in ww2 can say their conscience is 100% clean (except maybe smaller states).
But of course there were those who were more guilty than others...
Russia wanted 2 weaken the germans, they asked the pols to rise up and fight and that they'll come in and help - they never came in. I wouldn't say Britain was appeasing Hitler. JFK's dad did though. And US pretended the war wasn't going on. But yeah i agree with u that no one has a clear conscience here.
yea thanks for reminding me, i forgot to mention the americans also played a major part in the treaty of munich (in which they basically handed hitler czechoslovakia on a silver platter).
Al Qaeda didn't bomb Madrid. It was ETA. Independence for the Basque country has NOTHING to do with Iraq, Afghanistan or Al Qaeda. How anyone can so ignorant is beyond my comprehension. I'm not surpised Americans know nothing about the world being fed this garbage.
How ignorant are you? Buddy it was 5 years ago. The guilty have been tried and all investigations complete. Besides why the FUCK would Al Qaeda give a shit about independence for the Basque country?
Once more it shows how stupid Al Qaida is....if they should start an act of terrorism in Germany, the Muslim world will loose its biggest allied in Europe. We are very well-disposed to the heroic liberation fight of the great palestinian people and also support it- even though we can´t do it officially. But if an attack should happen, the german people will loose their sympathy for the arabic world and start fighting them along with the rest of Europe and the U.S.- that´s for sure
dont believe a word aznar says. he doesnt understand his own continent. its not that we europeans are less opposed to terrorism. its just that the us-strategies to fight terrorism are nowadays counterproductive in the long run and poorly executed in the short run. the german government warned the bush administration explicitly to invade iraq for the wrong reasions. thats just one of many examples where the US Governments lack of strategic perception becomes obvious.
Angela Merkel's EU put more time in to fighting the terrorism then the USA did before the 9/11 attacks and etc. Its sad really; that Americans could not see 9/11 coming I mean the fuckers tried to bomb the WTC a few years before, 9/11 is our own fault (Americans) because our NSA/CIA were not given the resources needed thanks in part to some of the worst presidency's in history (clinton and Bush W.) that did not know how to run this fucking country efficiently. BTW O'reilly is fucking retarded.
Well many european countries warned before 9/11 that something might be happening but usualy the US doesnt listen / care and when the shit hits the fan
I can't believe a former head of state would even be talking to that nutjob and furthermore play his sick game ???!! specially for a spaniard: like they never had their awful share of terrorism before he was elected or before al quaeda...
here "terrorism" is a bit different(for example IRA) and u dont solve the problem by bombing some mid eastern countries and the spaniards have had their own rebels since the dawn of time...
Europe has had national wars and civil wars for over 2500 years, we are trying to move forward, but I guess sometimes one must take one step back too take two steps forward ;)
I'm an american living in amsterdam. I had a debate lastnight with a Dutch guy about radical islam.. he actually told me tales of living in the mid-east etc... he tells me
"yes I understand they do these things, but till I see them and it affects me, I say let them be." ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME?!! I TOLD HIM... no shit.... "until it affects me...".. it'll be too late then my friend.. and we will not bail you out again, unless we keep europe LOL
Aznar wasn't running for re-election. Mariano Rajoy was to succeed him as head of that party. And before the 3/11 attacks, Rajoy was ahead in the polls. Therefore, it was al-qaeda that got Zapatero elected.
it's always funny to see some former government official or very unpopular one to whine to americans :D
Darusdei 1 year ago
Fox News is a fucking shame!
SoLazy100 1 year ago 2
The first investigators on the scene in Madrid after the bombings are on record saying that it was NOT ETA. The Popular Party(first Aznar, then Rajoy) are still putting out this story, in spite of all the evidence.
LadyCop212, the Spanish people do not agree with you, as Zapatero was re-elected.
This interview is shameful pandering to an ignorant right-wing loony section of American opinion by a man who still will not accept that he lost the election, due to his Iraq policy, hated in Spain.
gloin10 1 year ago
First, various European countries were dealing with terrorism for some forty years before the Americans discovered the issue. In the case of the IRA, shamefully, American citizens supplied money and weapons to keep the terrorists going. Spain, Turkey and Greece are still dealing with various terrorist groups.
Aznar's party lost the election, Zapatero's won. Mr Zapatero withdrew the Spanish troops from Iraq because that was the declared policy of his party, stated clearly before the election.
gloin10 1 year ago
Europe wasn't prepared to fight Hitler? What about Britain, France, Poland and later the Soviets? They were all prepared to fight (and fought) the Nazis before the US was! The reason the European countries were reluctant to fight Hitler before 1939 was because of Europe's horrendous experience during WW1. They didn't want a repeat. It's easy to see things in hindsight but that was part of the view back then. It's like saying the Americans weren't brave enough to fight Japan before Pearl Harbor.
MrDragon1968 1 year ago
No, Bill we were trying to avoid a war.
We're sorry we dont go bombing the shit out of people when we disagree with them. Jesus, this guy was Spanish PM?
IQ 2 ripped the shit outta him. Have you noticed that all of Bills guests are either thick or have soar throats?
azz578 2 years ago
Bill, Spain has over 1000 troops in Afghanistan. Britain has 10, 000.
So shut your fucking ignorant mouth.
Have you ever EVEN been to Europe?
Fucking numpdies.
azz578 2 years ago
Really buddy do some research before you come on here spouting ignorant crap.
azz578 2 years ago
Your not American are you?
Jesus Christ...Its hard work.
azz578 2 years ago
lol USA was even more reluctant to fight hitler than europeans so shut up stupid hipocrite!
outcastofhell 2 years ago
lol true in a way. I credit Britain though! and of corz russia.
charms71 2 years ago
Of course britan and rus r to be most credited when it comes to fighting hitler. but lets not forget that the "policy of appeasement" was mainly a british one. Russia also helped hitler invade poland. If u ask me, no participant in ww2 can say their conscience is 100% clean (except maybe smaller states).
But of course there were those who were more guilty than others...
outcastofhell 2 years ago
Russia wanted 2 weaken the germans, they asked the pols to rise up and fight and that they'll come in and help - they never came in. I wouldn't say Britain was appeasing Hitler. JFK's dad did though. And US pretended the war wasn't going on. But yeah i agree with u that no one has a clear conscience here.
charms71 2 years ago
yea thanks for reminding me, i forgot to mention the americans also played a major part in the treaty of munich (in which they basically handed hitler czechoslovakia on a silver platter).
outcastofhell 2 years ago
Al Qaeda didn't bomb Madrid. It was ETA. Independence for the Basque country has NOTHING to do with Iraq, Afghanistan or Al Qaeda. How anyone can so ignorant is beyond my comprehension. I'm not surpised Americans know nothing about the world being fed this garbage.
azz578 2 years ago
Well the whole concept of 'terrorism' is so vague anyway
there are estimated 200 member in the Al Qaeda... 200 and we have to start wars over some whackjobs? :D
Darusdei 2 years ago
Research before rant my friend.
azz578 2 years ago
uhhhhm, Al Qaida explicitly stated that they were responsible for the attack, while ETA did no such thing.
If u want to be a conspiracy theorist then alright, but lets not forget the facts.
outcastofhell 2 years ago
Of course Al Qaeda calimed responsibilty, the claim responsibility for everything. It was ETA dumbass.
azz578 2 years ago
and whats ur evidence for that?
The attack was more devastating than any attack eta has ever done. It was an entirely different "quality" of terrorism!
outcastofhell 2 years ago
How ignorant are you? Buddy it was 5 years ago. The guilty have been tried and all investigations complete. Besides why the FUCK would Al Qaeda give a shit about independence for the Basque country?
azz578 2 years ago
they dont, obviously! their aim was to force spanish withdrawal from iraq, which they apparently acheived in one fell swoop.
outcastofhell 2 years ago
What is Terrorism???
Darusdei 3 years ago
Once more it shows how stupid Al Qaida is....if they should start an act of terrorism in Germany, the Muslim world will loose its biggest allied in Europe. We are very well-disposed to the heroic liberation fight of the great palestinian people and also support it- even though we can´t do it officially. But if an attack should happen, the german people will loose their sympathy for the arabic world and start fighting them along with the rest of Europe and the U.S.- that´s for sure
Elmartschi76 3 years ago
dont believe a word aznar says. he doesnt understand his own continent. its not that we europeans are less opposed to terrorism. its just that the us-strategies to fight terrorism are nowadays counterproductive in the long run and poorly executed in the short run. the german government warned the bush administration explicitly to invade iraq for the wrong reasions. thats just one of many examples where the US Governments lack of strategic perception becomes obvious.
EnricoKlotter 3 years ago 2
Well europe has warned loads of times US, usualy they dont listen and then the shit hits the fan...
Darusdei 3 years ago
Angela Merkel's EU put more time in to fighting the terrorism then the USA did before the 9/11 attacks and etc. Its sad really; that Americans could not see 9/11 coming I mean the fuckers tried to bomb the WTC a few years before, 9/11 is our own fault (Americans) because our NSA/CIA were not given the resources needed thanks in part to some of the worst presidency's in history (clinton and Bush W.) that did not know how to run this fucking country efficiently. BTW O'reilly is fucking retarded.
TogusaM207 3 years ago
Well many european countries warned before 9/11 that something might be happening but usualy the US doesnt listen / care and when the shit hits the fan
we are cowards etc etc etc
Darusdei 3 years ago
maybe US wanted this...they needed an excuse to go after oil
blacklight019 2 years ago
what the hell went through aznar's head? :o
I can't believe a former head of state would even be talking to that nutjob and furthermore play his sick game ???!! specially for a spaniard: like they never had their awful share of terrorism before he was elected or before al quaeda...
pissoffcake 3 years ago
this is ludicrous. britain and spain was attacked for sticking in nose where it no want
123Ivansharpe 3 years ago
shut up aznar. no wonder you wasn´t reelected.
Phunker1 3 years ago
Every ody knew whta Hitler was? So did america, but if it wasnt for japans attack yopu would never had enterd the bloody war.
SoImAGeek 3 years ago 2
did they pay this guy to say this stuff?
EU IS AT WAR WITH ALQEADA
netherlands hase around 3 to 6 thousand active soldiers in afghanistan
france is helping out
the thing we waited for is cus we are passivists due to WW2
and we are scared to have sutch a thing happen again thats way we wait until the time is ripe
and it is
fox news payed this guy to say this fuckin bs
klote2314 3 years ago
how he teach in Georgetown University? that guy is fucked up!!!!!!!! by all means.
bluntgent 3 years ago
not brave enough? lol...
here "terrorism" is a bit different(for example IRA) and u dont solve the problem by bombing some mid eastern countries and the spaniards have had their own rebels since the dawn of time...
- Yours Truly the Barbarians from the North
All hail to Scandic Supremacy !
Darusdei 3 years ago
He was Spain's last best hope.
LadyCop212 4 years ago
Here´s what happenned regarding the 2004 Spanish election told by a spaniard:
The public opinion was overwhelmingly against the war in irak. He completely ignored that and he lost the election. What is so surprising?.
( Puto aznar, que falta de verguenza salir en la tele hablando inglés así de mal y diciendo semejantes chorradas. )
mrfoxtalbot 4 years ago
Europe has had national wars and civil wars for over 2500 years, we are trying to move forward, but I guess sometimes one must take one step back too take two steps forward ;)
Jahnern 4 years ago
Ha ha ha. Who is paying Aznar for this crap. He better move to USA because he will have his ass handed to him in Spain for this crap.
rabelai2006 4 years ago
I'm an american living in amsterdam. I had a debate lastnight with a Dutch guy about radical islam.. he actually told me tales of living in the mid-east etc... he tells me
"yes I understand they do these things, but till I see them and it affects me, I say let them be." ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME?!! I TOLD HIM... no shit.... "until it affects me...".. it'll be too late then my friend.. and we will not bail you out again, unless we keep europe LOL
stuckNamsterdam 4 years ago
Ha ha! Aznar goes on Fox. What a surprise! Funny how since he lost the last election, there've been no terrorist attacks in Spain...
cdiboscio 4 years ago
Aznar wasn't running for re-election. Mariano Rajoy was to succeed him as head of that party. And before the 3/11 attacks, Rajoy was ahead in the polls. Therefore, it was al-qaeda that got Zapatero elected.
license17 4 years ago
Zapatero just got re-elected; What do you have to say?
Al quaeda again?
Tafferling 4 years ago